Opinion
No. 94S00-0901-MS-4.
September 29, 2009.
ORDER AMENDING INDIANA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Under the authority vested in this Court to provide by rule for the procedure employed in all courts of this state and this Court's inherent authority to supervise the administration of all courts of this state, Indiana Criminal Rule 2.1 is amended to read as follows (deletions shown by striking and new text shown by underlining):
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Rule 2.1. Appearance
(A) State of Indiana. At the time a criminal proceeding is commenced, the prosecuting attorney for the county where the action is pending shall file an appearance form setting forth the following information:
(1) The name, address, attorney number, telephone number, FAX number, and computer address of the prosecuting attorney representing the State of Indiana, as applicable;
(2) The case type of the proceeding [Administrative Rule 8(B)(3)-];
(3) A statement that the State will or will not accept service by FAX;
(4) The number of any arrest report relating to the factual basis underlying the criminal proceeding;
(5) The transaction control number associated with the fingerprints submitted by the arresting agency and the state identification number assigned to the defendant by the Indiana State Police Central Records Repository if the defendant has been arrested and processed at the jail; and
(5)(6) Such additional matters specified by state or local rule required to maintain the information management system employed by the court.
This amendment shall take effect January 1, 2010.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this Order to the clerk of each circuit court in the state of Indiana; Attorney General of Indiana; Legislative Services Agency and its Office of Code Revision; Administrator, Indiana Supreme Court; Administrator, Indiana Court of Appeals; Administrator, Indiana Tax Court; Public Defender of Indiana; Prosecuting Attorney's Council; Public Defender's Council; Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission; Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education; Indiana Board of Law Examiners; Indiana Judicial Center; Division of State Court Administration; Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program; the libraries of all law schools in this state; the Michie Company; and Thomson Reuters. The Clerk is also directed to post this Order to the Court's website.
Thomson Reuters is directed to publish this Order in the advance sheets of this Court.
The Clerks of the Circuit Courts are directed to bring this Order to the attention of all judges within their respective counties and to post this Order for examination by the Bar and general public.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 29 th day of September, 2009.